Overgrown vineyards threaten tourism and winemakers in Baden-Baden!

Overgrown vineyards threaten tourism and winemakers in Baden-Baden!

The vineyards in Baden-Baden, Bühl and Bühlertal are facing a serious problem: an increasing overgrowth not only threatens viticulture itself, but also the associated tourism in the region. According to SWR Winner from visible bald spots and dried vines in their vineyards. This is a worrying signal for the quality and attractiveness of the Baden wines.

Volker Maier, a winemaker from Baden-Baden-Haueneberstein, comments concerned about the overgrown neighboring wine mountains. It runs an organic wing with an area of ​​ten hectares, including steep slopes, and describes how mushrooms and blackberry grates are increasingly entering its properties. These difficulties are exacerbated by an increasing pest pressure.

demands for measures

Klaus Bloedt-Werner, chairman of the wine, tourism, culture and art, urgently demands measures against the overgrowth of the vineyards. Bloedt-Werner suggests that the municipalities should ensure that non-managed vines are properly cleared. He also speaks for the revival of field huts who take care of the care of the vines. The municipality of Bühlertal has already taken steps and has hired part -time power for landscape maintenance to take care of the overgrown vineyards.

The representative Angelika Zimmermann has already determined the owner of abandoned vines and asked them to clear. The State Office for Geoinformation and Land Development shows an additional commitment, which is working on a concept for the future use of viticulture in Mittelbaden. The aim is to present an overall strategy until the summer vacation at the end of July.

economic challenges

Volker Maier sees the causes of overgrown especially in the difficult market situation for Baden wine. Many consumers tend to buy cheaper foreign wines, which makes domestic viticulture increasingly unprofitable. Maier emphasizes that a 0.75-liter bottle of wine should not cost less than 10 euros to offer the winegrowers a perspective.

The neglect of these vineyards not only affects the winemakers, but also on tourism in the region, which in a report by The first . In view of the abandoned areas due to the intolerable economic conditions, it becomes clear that both viticulture and the entire tourism sector in Baden-Württemberg are facing major challenges.